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Ford using thermal imaging technology to find and fix air leaks in cabins
2013-07-09 21:30:16| Green Car Congress
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China's Air Pollution Significantly Shortening Lives of Those Exposed
2013-07-09 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: China's high level of air pollution consisting of particulates produced by burning coal significantly shortens the lives of people exposed to it, according to a new study. The research is based on long-term data compiled for the first time and projects that the 500 million Chinese who live north of the Huai River are set to lose 2.5 billion years of life expectancy combined due to the extensive use of coal-to-power boilers for heating throughout the region. Meanwhile, using a quasi-experimental...
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Dry, Less Humid Air Heading for Great Lakes, Appalachians
2013-07-09 16:51:35| Chemicals - Topix.net
Less humid and rain-free weather is expected to move into the Great Lakes region and much of the Northeast towards the end of the week and into the weekend.
Andersons file lawsuit against Air Force
2013-07-09 08:51:57| Agriculture - Topix.net
The reported suicide of a 19-year-old airman at Andersen Air Force Base in 2011 has prompted a lawsuit by her parents, who have accused the Air Force of failing to release public information about how their daughter died.
Colorados oil and gas boom is polluting the states air
2013-07-08 21:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The oil and gas industry isn`t just polluting the water in Colorado. It`s also fouling the air. The 50,000 oil and gas wells in the state are collectively pumping hundreds of tons of pollution into the air every day, making the drilling industry the state`s largest source of airborne volatile organic compounds and third-largest source of nitrogen oxides. That`s according to a report in The Denver Post: Colorado health officials are mobilizing to deal with air pollution from oil and gas industry...
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